Planning

432254 Strategic Resource Options (SRO) Market Engagement

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED

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Planning

03 Dec 2021 at 11:33

Summary of the contracting process

Thames Water Utilities Limited is currently in the planning stage of a market engagement process titled "432254 Strategic Resource Options (SRO) Market Engagement". This initiative falls within the services category of architectural, construction, engineering, and inspection services, aiming to meet the challenges of water resource supply during droughts amidst environmental pressures. The engagement, which serves as a precursor to potential supplier involvement, has a deadline for responses set for 23 December 2021. Participation is open to all organisations, and responses must be submitted through the IASTA Smartsource platform, which provides additional details regarding access and submission procedures.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in construction work for water projects, engineering services, project management consultancy, and environmental services, as it aims to inform options for the setup of essential services to support strategic water resource management. Companies with expertise in these fields should consider engaging in this market process to potentially contribute to future procurement activities related to regional water supply options in England and Wales. Given the environmental implications and the strategic importance of resilient water supply, businesses can leverage this opportunity to align their services with emerging market needs driven by regulatory developments in the water sector.

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Notice Title

432254 Strategic Resource Options (SRO) Market Engagement

Notice Description

Meeting the water resource supply-demand balance to ensure resilient supplies during droughts is becoming ever more challenging with increasing pressures from climate change, population growth, societal expectations and increasing environmental aspirations. In response, OFWAT have established the Regulatory Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) an alliance of three water industry regulators: Ofwat, the Environment Agency and Drinking Water Inspectorate - to support and oversee the development of Strategic Resource Options to secure long-term resilience on behalf of customers while protecting the environment and benefiting wider society. These are intended to be construction ready between 2025-2030.' This Market Engagement is to help inform options for potential supply chain set up of services required to support strategic regional options currently being considered by Thames Water and partner water companies. Please see Section VI.3 Additional Information for access to the supplier information pack and process for submitting your responses through IASTA Smartsource.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The PIN notice is related to market engagement, please see additional information section for further details.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fcde
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030056-2021
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

45240000 - Construction work for water projects

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71300000 - Engineering services

72224000 - Project management consultancy services

79112100 - Stakeholders representation services

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

90700000 - Environmental services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Dec 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
23 Dec 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
30 Mar 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement.support.centre@thameswater.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
READING
Postcode
RG1 8DB
Post Town
Reading
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ16 Berkshire West
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales

Local Authority
Reading
Electoral Ward
Thames
Westminster Constituency
Reading Central

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